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July 3, 2013
Yulin Dog Meat Festival Goes Ahead, But in Subdued Fashion
The June 2013 Yulin, China dog meat festival went ahead, but it was clear that pressure to stop it had had a dampening effect on celebrations.
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July 2, 2013
Betrayal of Trust
HSI is combating the Asian dog meat trade.
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June 28, 2013
以淘汰化妆品中动物试验为目的“美丽要远离动物残忍”活动在中国大陆启动
HSI runs a "Be Cruelty-Free" campaign in China and worldwide in an effort to end cosmetics testing on animals.
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June 28, 2013
Be Cruelty-Free Campaign Welcomes Historic Ban on Cosmetics Animal Testing in India
Following intense public campaigning and legislative advocacy by HSI, India banned animal testing for cosmetics, the first South Asian country to do so.
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June 28, 2013
Be Cruelty-Free Campaign to End Cosmetics Animal Testing in China Launches with Pop Singer Wang Feifei, NGOs and Industry
Be Cruelty-Free, the world’s largest campaign to end animal testing for cosmetics globally, has launched in China to promote beauty without animal suffering. Humane Society International, Chinese NGOs and academic scientists, global retailer LUSH Cosmetics and Chinese pop singer Wang Feifei, are calling for China to end its mandatory testing of cosmetics on live animals.
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June 27, 2013
Protecting Birds on the Brink
Robbing nests for eggs and chicks is a major threat to the future of endangered birds of prey. HSI/UK helps to combat this wildlife crime by supporting a successful nest monitoring programme in Italy.
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June 26, 2013
Plans to Protect Bullfighting in Spain
As the number of visitors to bullfights falls, Spain's politicians consider a new law to support the cruel spectacle by declaring it cultural heritage, a move that would ensure additional public funds are spent on promoting and protecting the bloodsport.
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June 26, 2013
Australia Seeks Justice for Whales in International Court
HSI welcomed the start of the hearings in Australia’s unprecedented case against Japan’s so-called ‘scientific whaling’ of minke and fin whales in the Antarctic at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
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June 25, 2013
Happy Endings to a Rabies Scare
An HSI vet helped ensure happy endings for five dogs in Bolivia after they were implicated in a rabies scare.
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June 25, 2013
Jamshedpur, India: Working Towards an Animal-Friendly City
The Sri Dorabji Tata Trust is investing USD $1 million over three years to make Jamshedpur, India an animal-friendly city, with HSI as the lead implementing agency.
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June 25, 2013
Final Feliz para una Alerta por Rabia
Una veterinaria de HSI ayudó a garantizar un final feliz para cinco perros en Bolivia después de verse involucrados en una alerta por rabia.
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June 24, 2013
Survivors of the Dog Meat Trade
HSI vets helped improve the likelihood that hundreds of sick, injured dogs rescued from the Thailand-to-Vietnam dog meat trade would survive for the longer term.
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June 21, 2013
Positive Steps for Street Dogs on Mauritius
Government officials from Mauritius requested help from HSI to deal humanely with the island's street dog population.
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June 20, 2013
Calling for EU Investment in Humane and Human-Relevant Science
HSI is working with scientists and research-funding bodies to redirect investments away from failing animal models in favor of modern, human biology-based approaches.
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June 19, 2013
Effort to Crack Down on Quebec Puppy Mills Met with Mixed Reaction
HSI/Canada and the Montreal SPCA applauded the announced plans to create a permit system to address the abuse of animals at Quebec puppy mills, but noted that the proposed permit system is flawed, and that Quebec’s current animal protection laws provide ample tools for ending abuse at puppy mills.
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June 19, 2013
Les efforts annoncés pour vaincre les usines à chiots au Québec reçoivent un accueil mitigé
HSI/Canada et la SPCA de Montréal ont applaudi l’annonce de l’implantation d’un système de permis pour répondre aux problèmes d’abus d’animaux dans les usines à chiots du Québec mais toutefois, les deux organisations constatent que le système de permis proposé n’est pas sans faille et les lois sur la protection des animaux en vigueur comportent suffisamment d’outils pour mettre fin à l’abus dans les usines à chiots.
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June 17, 2013
HSI/Canada $5,000 Reward Leads to the Conviction in Seal Beatings
Read the statement from Rebecca Aldworth, executive director of HSI/Canada, regarding the $5,000 reward that has been paid by HSI/Canada to a local resident of Prince Edward Island, who provided information leading to the arrest of three persons responsible for the vicious killings of more than 50 grey seals P.E.I in January 2013.
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June 17, 2013
Dogs Bludgeoned to Death at Inhumane Yulin Dog Meat Festival
HSI CEO and President Andrew Rowan, Ph.D., sent letters urging Chinese Ambassadors to work with officials in Yulin, Guangxi province, to end an inhumane annual event known as the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, where tens of thousands of dogs are bludgeoned to death in the streets for meat consumption.
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June 17, 2013
Investments in Suffering
With financial backing of Member States in the European Union, international banks and credit agencies are investing in agricultural companies that fail to meet the EU’s standards for the humane treatment of farm animals.
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June 13, 2013
HSI/Canada Statement on PEI Seal Beating Sentencing
Read the statement from Rebecca Aldworth, executive director of HSI/Canada, regarding the sentencing of three individuals for the vicious beating of nursing grey seal pups and their mothers on Prince Edward Island in January 2013.
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